剥 bāo

to peel; to skin; to flay; to shuck

HSK 7-910 strokesTrad. 剝

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剥 · 10 strokes

10 strokes

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Phonetic-semantic compound⿰录刂

In this compound, the meaning comes from 刂 (knife); 录 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

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bō xuēto exploit; exploitation

bō duóto deprive

kè bōto grab money; to exploit

bō zhuó(onom.) tap (on a door or window)

bō luòto peel off

bō líto peel

pán bōto exploit

chōu sī bō jiǎn(lit.) to unwind the silk thread from the cocoon…

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